Daily Dawg Chow: Browns news (3/6/18)

Cleveland Browns:

• “Sam Shields wants to resume career, will visit Browns” (ESPN) - “Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields wants to resume his NFL career and will start visiting teams this week, including the Cleveland Browns...”
• “Minkah Fitzpatrick undaunted by challenge with Browns” (Browns.com) - “Minkah Fitzpatrick realizes it’s possible he could go from the best team in college football to the Browns, who are coming off the franchise’s first ever winless season.”
• “NFL Combine Shows Just How Hard John Dorsey’s Job Will Be” (92.3) - “John Dorsey might be armed with a ton of great draft picks and over $100 million in salary cap space but his job in April when it comes to the NFL Draft is going to be difficult.”
• “Cleveland Browns still have high interest in A.J. McCarron” (WKYC) - “As the NFL Scouting Combine comes to a close, the Cleveland Browns find themselves linked to a potential quarterback target -- and it’s not one of the top prospects in the 2018 draft class.”

NFL:

• “Raiders release Aldon Smith following latest brush with law” (AP) - “The Raiders retained Smith’s contractual rights even as he spent the past two seasons on the NFL’s suspended list.”
• “Cowboys use franchise tag on Demarcus Lawrence” (CBS) - “Lawrence was officially hit with the tag on Monday, which means he’ll be making at least $17 million for the 2018 season.”
• “Le’Veon Bell: We’re not coming to a number we agree on” (PFT) - “Bell mused about sitting out the entire season if he’s tagged again and told Fowler he’s not backing away from that possibility.”
• “Matt Bryant, Falcons agree on three-year extension” (NFL.com) - “Bryant agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Falcons on Monday, the team announced. Bryant was scheduled to hit free agency when the new league year begins March 14.”